Song Shilan is the entertainment industry's top-tier star: refined and self-possessed, with a family background so mysterious and powerful that all anyone knows is he has connections in Beijing's elite circles. He lands movie roles with ease and has both awards and box office success.
Li Zhi is a gorgeous, sweet girl with plenty of buzz and attention, but she's still waiting for her big break. Recently, she's also been caught up in a media storm, leaving her with a terrible public image.
The two of them are worlds apart.
No one would ever connect them.
But sharp-eyed netizens heard a man's voice in one of Li Zhi's promotional photos, where she'd forgotten to turn off the audio on a Live Photo:
"Done shooting? Let's pick up where we left off with that kiss."
That night, the trending lists on every major site were flooded with the news. The man's voice sounded suspiciously like Song Shilan, who shares the same IP address as her. His voice is lazy and low, like a rich red wine, distinctive and easy to recognize.
Just as Weibo finally managed to fix its crashed servers, Song Shilan logged on and posted:
"Just to clarify, we're not dating. I'm the one-sided pest who's been begging to get back together."
The servers: ...crashed again
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Netizens thought this was a story about a rising star attaching herself to a powerful man.
Little did they know that five years ago, Li Zhi was a junior production assistant who had just entered the industry, scolded by an assistant director until her eyes turned red. Song Shilan had handed her a tissue.
And back then, he was just a rookie actor playing cannon fodder.
But they fell head over heels in love, until she let go before they could reach the end, and he didn't try to stop her.
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A double take is a common comedic device: after a brief delay in reacting, a person fully realizes what something means.
Just like their delayed realization:
Their time together passed so quickly that, in a blink, they realized they could no longer live without each other.
[Tips]
1. Both leads have only ever been with each other, and this is their first love.
2. A reunion after a breakup, with occasional flashbacks to their time in a rented apartment.
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